Trees archive 2020-2021


Archive has 108 results

  • Worthing Borough Council (20 005 314)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 04-Nov-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr and Mrs B’s complaint that the Council is at fault in refusing to prune a tree close to their boundary. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault on the Council’s part.

  • London Borough of Redbridge (20 003 192)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 03-Nov-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council has been at fault in dealing with his applications to fell a protected tree, has made false allegations against him, and has failed to investigate the felling of other protected trees. This is because the complaint concerns matters which have been, or can be, the subject of appeals to the Secretary of State, have not caused Mr B significant injustice, or where the Ombudsman can achieve nothing significant by investigation.

  • Gloucester City Council (20 005 068)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 03-Nov-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about dust that blew on to the complainant’s car while the Council was doing tree work. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

  • Folkestone & Hythe District Council (20 005 227)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 02-Nov-2020

    Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council charging her £350 for investigating a high hedges complaint against her neighbours. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

  • Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (20 003 624)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 26-Oct-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about alleged overgrown Council trees adjoining the complainant’s property. This is because the complainant has a court remedy which she could reasonably pursue, and the Ombudsman is unlikely to determine any other fault by the Council.

  • Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (20 002 992)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 21-Oct-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council will not prune or remove some trees. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

  • Cherwell District Council (20 000 318)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 20-Oct-2020

    Summary: Ms L complains about the way the Council placed a Tree Preservation Order on her tree and displayed her personal data on a site notice outside her home. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. We are unlikely to find fault in the way the Council created the Tree Preservation Order or planning application. And it is reasonable to expect Ms L to complain about her data protection concerns to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

  • Mid Sussex District Council (20 004 298)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 20-Oct-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr Y’s complaint, made on behalf of Mr X, about the Council’s decision not to remove all the branches on its tree overhanging Mr X’s property. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council, or of significant personal injustice caused to Mr X, to justify an Ombudsman investigation.

  • Birmingham City Council (20 004 457)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 15-Oct-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms B’s complaint that the Council has failed to take action to address her concerns about a tree close to her property. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault on the Council’s part.

  • London Borough of Sutton (20 004 498)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 15-Oct-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to remove a tree which is next to the complainant’s garden. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

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